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Country
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Gabon |
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Leader
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Population
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1,608,321
| 18,056,072
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Life Expectancy
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52.290 years
| 54.590 years
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Capital City
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Libreville
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Largest city
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| Libreville (population: 578,156) | Luanda (population: 2,776,170) |
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Human Development Index
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0.729
| 0.484
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| GDP per capita |
$16,400 US
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|
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Literacy Rate
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63.2%
| 67.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.1
| 1.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.1%
| 37.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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17 August 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
| indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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| Languages |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
| Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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| Exports |
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
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| External Debt |
$2,726,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
| Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
267,667 km sq
| 1,246,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
885 km
| 1,600 km
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| Climate |
tropical; always hot, humid
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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